 | This articlerelies excessively onreferences toprimary sources. Please improve this article by addingsecondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(April 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
 | |
| Abbreviation | CIPS |
|---|---|
| Formation | February 22, 1952; 73 years ago (1952-02-22) |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Legal status | association déclarée incorporated inItaly[1] |
| Purpose | peak body forangling sports |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy[1] |
| Location |
|
Region served | International |
| Membership | National Federations |
Official language | French andEnglish[3] |
President | Ugo Matteoli[4] |
Main organ | Congress[5] |
| Affiliations | SportAccord[6] |
| Website | www |
TheInternational Sport Fishing Confederation[7] (French:Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive,CIPS) was founded in 1952 is theinternational sport federation representing a number of international federations concerned withangling sports (Recreational fishing orSport Fishing) that are carried out infresh orseawater environments,fly fishing and withcasting sport.
CIPS was founded inRome,Italy on 22 February 1952.[1]
The CIPS is a confederation of the following international federations:[1]
CIPS via its constituent international federations is reported as representing 115 National Federations who in turn represent a total of 50 million individual members. CIPS headquarters are located inRome,Italy where its day-to-day operations are conducted.[1] World and continental championships are directly organised by its international federations.[8]
FIPSed (International Federation of Sport Freshwater Fishing) have 69 nations in December 2025.[9]
CIPS is thepredecessor ofConfédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in respect tospearfishing. CMAS was founded in 1959 by national federations which at the time were members of theComité des Sports Sous-Marins (Underwater Sports Committee) of CIPS.[10]
CIPS is a member ofSportAccord. It is also one of the international sports federations that has agreed to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code which is overseen by theWorld Anti-Doping Agency.[6][11]
In 2023, the CIPS enacted a ban on trans women from competing in the women's competition category, citing a perceived physical advantage at fishing. This decision was lambasted by some as 'absolutely discriminatory', whilegender critical advocates hailed it as a victory for future generations.[12]
